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No, the questions are related. I am asking does the mainframe really deliver better cost/performance than the cloud (some of the mainframe prices are quite huge
by ak_111 3y ago
No, the questions are related. I am asking does the mainframe really deliver better cost/performance than the cloud (some of the mainframe prices are quite huge without even accounting for maintenance and recruitment costs)? Is this the reason why it is still a significant market?
- Ekaros 3y agoConsider also investment needed for the move. And the horror stories of that sort of moves have surfaced. Cloud might be cheaper, but moving to it is uncertainty where as current systems simply work. And cloud is not only option, you could also instead of mainframe, build your own data centres and get most what cloud offers. CAPEX vs. OPEX is a thing, but it is not like these are startups that need to scale. Or the scaling limits are pretty well known.
- threeseed 3y ago> I am asking does the mainframe really deliver better cost/performance than the cloud It is irrelevant because those companies don't care about cost/performance. They care about risks e.g. operational, security, regulatory etc. And I would trust a mainframe over the cloud for those criteria any day of the week.